Wilmington, VT – Longtime member of Mount Snow Ski Patrol and the first person to ever ski Mount Snow, Pat Danahy, passed away Thursday night after a short illness. n”It goes without saying that each and every person that ever had the pleasure of meeting Pat is saddened,” Mount Snow Managing Director Kelly Pawlak said … Continue reading Pat Danahy, First Person to Ever Ski Mount Snow, Passes Away →

Squaw Valley, CA – Ski maker Salomon is bringing the excitement of all-mountain skiing to select North American resorts this winter with a new event series, The Saab/Salomon X Wing Rally. This unique all-mountain event challenges skiers to explore their favorite resort from top to bottom, for a chance to win a trip to Europe. … Continue reading Saab/Salomon X Wing Rally at Squaw Valley Saturday →

Bardonecchia, Italy – Olympian Tyler Jewell (Sudbury, MA) earned a career-best World Cup snowboarding result Friday, finishing sixth in the first parallel giant slalom since the World Championships. Chris Klug (Aspen, CO) also made the 16-man final, finishing 15th on the 2006 Olympic hill. U.S. Snowboarding’s Michelle Gorgone (also Sudbury) was eighth.nAfter qualifying 10th, Jewell … Continue reading Jewell Records Career-Best World Cup Snowboarding Finish →

Åre, Sweden – The 39th FIS Alpine World Ski Championships will begin today in Åre when FIS President Gian Franco Kasper will officially open the event at the Town Square (Medal Plaza) at 7 p.m. local time.n

Windham, NY – Ready for the Super Bowl this Sunday? Before you load up on snacks and beverages, why not head out to the hill for some skiing or snowboarding? New York’s Windham Mountain has some special offers to help you enjoy the entire day leading up to the evening kickoff.nBuy a lift ticket this … Continue reading Super Bowl Sunday Specials to Ski at Windham →

Big Bear Lake, CA – While most California ski and snowboard resorts have been struggling through a lack of natural snow over the first half of the winter season, a $6 million snowmaking investment last summer has enabled Big Bear Mountain Resorts to open virtually 100 percent of their runs at Snow Summit and Bear … Continue reading Newly Expanded Snowmaking Opens 100% of SoCal Resort’s Ski Terrain →

Are, Sweden – Bode Miller (Bretton Woods, NH) has two titles to defend while Olympic giant slalom champion Julia Mancuso (Olympic Valley, CA) and Lindsey Kildow (Vail, CO) will look to continue their white-hot racing as the 2007 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships open Saturday.nThe first races are the men’s super G Saturday and the … Continue reading U.S. Alpine Ski Team Set to Defend World Titles →